History
Prof. Dr. Osama Ibrahim Al-Sayed Ahmad have been elected President of Alexandria University in December 2011 . This was the first time in Egypt to have presidency elections .
The Damanhour branch of the University was separated from the University by Presidential decree in 2010, and is now the independent Damanhour University.
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